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Activity
Orlando Shakes

The Taming of the Shrew: Study Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew combines three things that are sure to capture scholars' attention: love, deception, and clown attire. With the curriculum guide, learners hone their opinion-writing skills and practice...
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Activity
Orlando Shakes

Julius Caesar: Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What makes a good leader? Use the curriculum guide for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to help scholars answer that question. Pupils research the play's historical context and other background information before engaging in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: Urs Fischer: Your Choice: Reality or Illusion?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young analysts write a comparative essay, but about what? They compose a paper based on several critical discussion about reality and illusion, and how both are blurred in art. They analyze several theatre pieces that exemplify Brechtian...
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PPT
Curated OER

20th Century American Art

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
See the changes, controversy, and innovations that define postwar American art. The onset of the modern art era in American history is well-defined in this slide-show. You'll see how Abstract Expressionism shifted into conceptual, pop,...
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Activity
Orlando Shakes

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman have in common? They're all characters from beloved holiday movies that viewers revisit in the play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!). Scholars conduct research...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

High Anxiety

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The Learning Network section of the New York Times produces high-quality teaching materials. This issue gets middle or high schoolers reading an article about how people use art to express their response to high-stress events. They work...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Performance into Art

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore two works of art of performance art. In this performance art lesson, students analyze performance art in the examples of Yves Klein and Joseph Beuys. Learners complete image based discussion activities. Students research...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Bob Hope and American Variety

For Students 9th - 10th
An EXTENSIVE biography on the life of entertainer Bob Hope from his early life through the USO shows to his television career. Great examples of images and personal notes and memorabilia.
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Handout
PBS

Art21: Ann Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Hamilton's art installations often combine soundtracks with cloth, filmed footage, organic materials, and objects. She is also interested in verbal and written language and works with photographs and performance.
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Handout
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Bob Hope Obituary

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about the life and accomplishments of Bob Hope who died at the age of 100 in 2003.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Listing of Performance Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of performance artists 20th century to today. There are links to the performance artist's biography and works.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Study Guide: Movements in Twentieth Century Art After World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a study guide on the movements in twentieth-century art after World War II, including abstract expressionism, op art, pop art, minimalism, conceptual art, performance art, photorealism, earth art, neo-expressionism,...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Performance Art?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is performance art? Is it theatre? Can it be dance? Where does the "art" part come in? This article seeks to answer these questions by tracing the origins of performance art.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...
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Handout
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Performance (Art), Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
Glossary entry for performance art.
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Handout
Other

Online Guide to Writing in Canada: George Ryga

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a list of some of George Ryga's works.